Posts with tag Detroit

Kyle reported back in February that PETA was awarding Aretha Franklin with the distinguished title of Worst Dressed Celebrity in 2008. In a follow up to that tasty bit of news, I read today that PETA is offering the Queen of Soul a way to redeem herself in the eyes of the fur-hating masses.

It seems that Aretha has run into some hard times, financially speaking, and she's let her $700,000 Detroit home go into foreclosure. When PETA heard about this, they jumped at the chance to play the hero and offered to pay the $19,000 in back taxes on the property. There is one condition though: Aretha has to promise that she will never wear fur again. Read PETA's letter to Ms. Franklin here.

Remember that lady you passed on the street who's perfume was so foul that it made you gag for the next three blocks? Apparently she works in the planning department for the city of Detroit, and her co-workers aren't happy about it.

Either that, or Susan McBride is a big wuss. She's the one filing a lawsuit against the city, saying that -- due to her sensitive schnoz, and the inescapable stench of her co-worker's fragrance -- her work environment is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

McBride is looking for unspecified damages, and a ban on scents at work.

Normally I'm not a huge fan of petty legislation like this, but I can't stand it when you can smell a person's perfume (or cologne, for that matter) from across the room. It's gross, it's a public offense, and it needs to be stopped. So I saw go Susan! Win that lawsuit, and teach your stinky co-worker a lesson!